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1. Admira+md[view] [source] 2019-07-16 14:27:37
>>tech-h+(OP)
I thought this story had already been reported a month ago. But no, I was wrong, that was the other organizer of the Google Protests, Claire Stapleton:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jun/07/google-wa...

So to clarify, both of the female Google employees who lead/organized the protests have now left because they say they faced retaliation. That looks very bad for Google.

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2. macspo+SF[view] [source] 2019-07-16 17:33:30
>>Admira+md
I'm not sure. You can't really be a full-time activist and a full-time employee of a tech company. Both women gained a national profile from the initial protests, it looks like they are attracted to activism, so I full expected them to leave the company and pursue activism full-time.

In the specific case of Meredith Whittaker, she's joining "AI Now Institute" a social policy institute affiliated with NYU.

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